Comprehension/Disscussion Questions

1. She was not able to communicate effectively with the others because of her style of having a conversation was different. The conversation would stop because everyone has to wait until its their turn to speak.

2. She explains that the western style of speaking is like playing volleyball or tennis who ever is closest to the ball hits it there is no waiting on a line.

3. No one has to wait their turn to speak or do something, there is no specific order.

4. She compares the Eastern style to bowling, everyone has a turn and has to wait that turn to give any input.

5. (a) taking turns applies to the eastern style of conversations
(b) Approach the topic some people just jump right in the conversations others wait until a person has finished to comment
(c) Pausing people do that to comprehend and develop an opinion on the topic
(d) Judging how the participants react determines how the conversation is going
(e) Determining the source helps to understand where the conversation will lead to

6. The authors thesis is Japanese- style conversations develop differntly from western- style conversation

7. She says that she was married and lived in Japan.

8. It is a reference from her own experiance

9. I believe she is correct because when ever i talk the stop listen and pause before they give any output.

10. I have been in many "Conversational Ballgames" some where there are no rules and everyone just follows thier own instincs.

11. The way i was brought up was similar to the Eastern style. I could not interupt people when they spoke, i had to wait until i speak.

12. Mine is similar to checkers you cant make a move until the other player makes a move

Comparing and contrasting

I like to play basketball and football. Two very different sports that also have some similarities. For example both sports require a lot of stamina, you have to be able to last in the game you gotta get your heart rate up because an extreme amount of running is involved. In addition hand eye coordination is also required in each sport, basketball need it to make accurate shots football need it to make accurate passes to moving teammates. The differences between the two are simply the rules and how the scoring is done. Therefore both sports are similar in the requirements needed and different in the way its played and scored.

Educ Study habits.

I believe that i need to improve my study skills when it comes to reading new information. I love to read, the only thing is i like to read only what I'm interested in. Therefore when i get new information to study i seem to get bored with it very fast. I believe that this is my only weakness when it comes to learning new things. I think that is the reason I have difficulty comprehending new information i have been given in some classes. On the other hand when its a subject I like its easy to comprehend and I am able to read at a steady flow because it grabs my interests and i read it to the finish. I don't know if this is actually a bad study habit , or if i just need to be more patient and understand that some texts are just not that interesting to read.

My Name is Ejazz Im a student at NYIT.

My Name is Ejazz Im a student at NYIT.